Nun Who Took On Billy The Kid May Become A Saint

No one in the wild west was wilder than Billy The Kid ... he even went up against a nun!

When Sister Blandina Segale heard Billy was coming to town to kill 4 doctors who refused to treat one of his compas, she cared for them. Then, when Billy showed up to thank her, she asked him not to kill the docs and he didn't. Later, while robbing a stagecoach, Billy looked inside and saw Sister Blandina. His reaction? He tipped his hat and rode away.

There's still a lot more to do to get her canonized but the Vatican is now on the case as well. Sister Blandina could become the first New Mexican to ever achieve sainthood! I hope she makes it!!

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Billy The Kid, of course, is a major character in our corner of the southwest. He spent his childhood in Silver City and other significant events in his life happened as close as Old Mesilla where he was tried and sentenced to death. (He dodged the hangman by shooting his way out of jail in Lincoln County.)